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P. HERMAN.

. STONE BOAT. No. 531,937. Patented Jan. l, 1895,

UNITED STATES PATENT PETER HERMAN, or NORWALK, cino.

STONE-BOAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,937, dated January 1, 1895.

Application led June 22,1893. Renewed November 30. 1894. Serial No. 530.483. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, PETER HERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwalk, in the county of Huron and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Sled orBoat for Hauling Stone, Logs, dac., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sleds or boats which are employed for hauling stone, logs, rbc., and are employed particularly in conveying logs from a logging camp to a stream or body of water on the Way to the mill; and it has for its object to provide a simple and strong construction to enable the devise to withstand the rough usage to which it is necessarily subjected, and to provide means whereby the space is economized to enable the sled to carry the maximum load.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof willbe particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure l is aperspective view of a sled embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the' figures of the drawings. v

I preferably construct the sled entirely of steel, the body-portion 1 being provided with a flat bottom which is turned up at the front or prow, as shown at 2. This body-portion is provided at its side edges with the verticallydisposed strengthening flanges 3, which also serve as sides to prevent dirt, snow, or other material from working in over the edges of the bottom, such anges extending from front to rear of the body-portion. Parallel with and spaced from these side flanges are integral ribs 4, which also extend from the rontto the rear of the body-portion, and are at their upper edges in the same plane with the upper edges of the flanges.

5 and 6 represent, respectively, the front and rear bolsters or cross-beams, which rest upon the upper edges of the ribs 4, and are secured in place by means of the retaining bolts 7. Such bolts are provided at their lower ends with hooks 8, which engage perforations 9, in the ribs a, and they are extended vertically through perforations 10, in the bolsters and are engaged by nuts l1. A series of perforations 9 is formed in each rib near its rear end to permit of the adjustment ofthe rear bolster or cross-beam to suit the length of the logs which are to be conveyed. The bolsters or cr0ssbeams are preferably hollowed, having channeled under sides as shown in the drawings. I also em ploystay-rods 12, to'st-rengthen the front end or prow of the sled, such rods being provided at their front ends with hooks 13, which engage perforations 14: in the front ends of the ribs 4, extend rearwardly through perforations 15, in the front bolster and are engaged in rear of the latter by nut 16. The draft-link 17 is connected to the front of the prow, and it will be seen that the draft, and strain applied at this point will be sustained and distributed by means of the stay-rods.

The arrangement of the bolsters or crossbeams as described upon the upper edges of the strengthening ribs enables the logs to be elevated above the bottom of the sled; and furthermore, permits of the placement of stone in the bottom of the sled beneath the lumber.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted t0 without departing from the principle or sacricing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. A metallic flat-bottomed sled or boat having upturned lateral edges to form sides, substantially as specified.

2. A sled or boat having a fiat bottom and provided with upturned side anges, and inhooks to engage perforations in the front r 5 ends of the ribs, extending at their rear ends through perforations in the front bolster and engaged by nuts bearing against the rear surface of said bolster, substantially as specified.

7. A metallic sled or boat having a fiat bottom and formed with flanges 3 and ribs 4, and the transverse holsters formed of channeled f iron and removably secured upon the tops of the anges and ribs with their channeled sides facing the same, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence ot' two Witnesses.

PETER HERMAN.

Witnesses:

F. J. HERMAN, A. E. SMITH. 

